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Thanks Bob. He tried loosening the nut and it is tight as can be. What shaft are you referring to?  He thought the spring might have broke.

Hello hubby was running machine when he heard something break. Keyway on left side track broke as it is freespinning.  That is an easy fix as he has fixed it on the other side.

Problem is he cannot release tension on the track to take it off all of a sudden. Ideas?

To double check on left hand side track do you go up to loosen track or down. Just want to make sure we are going the right way.

If that is correct any idea why track will not loosen? Something else broke?

Help please!!!

Sorry, it is the idler shaft that holds the wheel on.

We phoned Zimmerman's and they said that there is nothing holding it on and that we just have to hit it... but the thing is not moving.  We hare removed the retaining clips and lock nuts. Not sure where to go now. Cannot remove oil seals, but those apparently do not hold it together.

The piece it is housed in looks like it has a lip on the outside edge. Does it push past that?

Is there a special took needed?

Thanks!

Irena

The shaft if our 1948 AGH6 broke.

We are trying to get the shaft out, but nothing seems to get it to go. Other than the retaining clips, what else needs to be removed?

We are under the impression that this shaft needs to be pressed one way and then pressed the other to get the thin bronze faced bushings and cast bushings out.

Is it possible it is just adhered by rust?

Are we missing something? Or is there a special tool needed to take this thing apart.

HELP, please.

We need this machine running ASAP to get our land prepped for building.

Irena

That is a cool picture! Clarifies the process 100%.
He is going to go out and take a look at the oil levels (finals) the next day or two.
This whole thing is starting to make sense now.
Will just keep asking questions, and see how it goes.
Thanks Blake.
Irena

Steering is great! Nothing wrong there. if he pulls the levers, he can hack nuts with it.

At one point the clutch seemed to jerk and grab a bit, he topped up the oil and it was good. Is this normal?

We are using the machine to push stumps and level a piece of property to build a house on next year.

She works like a dream otherwise.

Thanks everyone!

Irena

Doug,
Thank you for the information. I will most definitely look for one on EBay ASAP.
So then my only question is, is the oil resevoir supposed to be full or not? I assume not? 4
Do you think we should drain all the oil out of it and replace it with 50 wt? to prevent damage?
If that is the case, perhaps we have just been overfilling it.
Irena

That is very valuable information Doug 424

The fellow we bought it from used to work for Cleatrac way way way back. An ol' timer. When we questioned him about the type of oil to use, he said    85-90 gear old GL5 would be fine.

We live in Canada, so the products up here might be different.

Where are the final drive plugs? and how does one check them??? How do you tell if the transmisison is full or low on oil??? There is no dipstick that we can see.

Like I said this is completely new to us  

Thank you for your quick response!

We didn't think it was normal, but had no idea. Will get my husband to have a look on his next set of days off and see if he can see anything.
If we are losing that amount of oil, even with a piece of plywood underneath, you would think you would see where it is coming from.
What is the oil capacity of the transmission?
Thanks again.
Irena

My husband and I just purchased a 1945 Oliver-Cleatrac AG-6H.
We have put about 10 hours on the machine, which was purchased as a completely rebuilt machine.
So far it has been running like a dream; however, it goes through a LOT of transmission fluid. Poured 5 gallon bucket in twice now.
Either it has a leak, or it just uses a lot of oil.
Could anybody verify how much oil it should be going through? If it were a leak, where would we begin to look? This is all new to us.
Any direction would be greatly appreciated.
Irena and Mark

Hello,
My husband and I just purchased a 1945 Oliver-Cleatrac AG-6H. The machine has been completely rebuilt and so far is a dream to operate and has made short work of the 100+ stumps we have to remove in order to build our dream house.
Looking forward to learning as much as we can about the machine and you.
Irena and Mark Cook